The Double Life of Danny Day

Written by Mike Thayer

A boy relives each day twice to outsmart bullies at his new school.

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310 pages· 65,090 words· Est. 9 hour read· 820L

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Danny Day lives each day twice—once to practice, once for real. After moving to a new school, he must use his unique ability to make friends, tackle bullies, and uncover cheaters. Can Danny navigate this double life and make a difference, or will his secret become his downfall? Discover how Danny's extraordinary days unfold in unexpected ways.

From the publisher

A boy who lives every day twice uses his ability to bring down bullies at his new school in Mike Thayer’s humor-filled middle grade novel, The Double Life of Danny Day. My name is Danny Day, and I live every day twice. The first time, it’s a “discard day.” It’s kind of like a practice run. At the end of the day, I go to bed, wake up, and poof everything gets reset, everything except my memory, that is. The second time, everything is normal, just like it is for everyone else. That’s when everything counts and my actions stick. As you could probably guess, “Sticky Day” Danny is very different from “Discard Day” Danny. When Danny’s family moves across the country, he suddenly has to use his ability for more than just slacking off and playing video games. Now he’s making new friends, fending off jerks, exposing a ring of cheaters in the lunchtime video game tournament, and taking down bullies one day at a time … or is it two days at a time?

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